Bash and Linux 5 · Processes and system
Force-kill a process
End a process immediately when it ignores a normal kill.
kill -9 1234
Caution: The process cannot clean up, so data can be lost. Try plain kill first.
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More processes and system commands
- List processes
- Find a process by name
- Stop a process
- Find what is using a port
- Check free disk space
- Find what is using space
All processes and system commands · Bash and Linux 5 cheatsheet